Hispanic

== English == === Etymology === From Latin hispānicus, from Hispānia (“Iberia”) + -icus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American, Australian) IPA(key): /hɪˈspænɪk/ (Standard Southern British, Northern England, Scotland, Wales) IPA(key): /hɪˈspanɪk/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /hɪˈspɛnɪk/ Rhymes: -ænɪk === Adjective === Hispanic (comparative more Hispanic, superlative most Hispanic) Of or relating to Spain. Of or pertaining to the Iberian peninsula, its people, its culture or its languages. (colloquial) Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, especially as in Latin America. (colloquial) Mestizo. ==== Synonyms ==== (of Spain): Spanish (of Spanish-speaking people): Latin, Latino (of Iberia): Iberian, Hispanian ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Hispanic (plural Hispanics) A native or descendant of a Spanish-speaking country. A person of Spanish ancestry. (colloquial) A mestizo. ==== Related terms ==== === See also === === References ===